Question

One day a family visited the school where I taught deaf children. They said they would move here and planned to send their deaf daughter to my school as a first grader. They were upset that their child’s kindergarten(幼儿园) teacher told them not to have high hopes for her. Standing behind them was Katherine， a beautiful five-year-old with long hair and dark eyes. The whole time her parents were there， she didn’t make a sound or use sign language， even when her parents asked her to do so.

After a few weeks with Katherine， I discovered she was a very smart child. Although she joined in different learning activities， writing was always a problem . I tried all kinds of ways to get her interested in writing， but she always refused to write.

One day Katherine got off the school bus and stood in front of the school crying. The teachers there did not know enough sign language to ask her what happened. Finally they led her into the office and gave her a pen and a piece of paper. Katherine wrote：“PACBAK”. Then the teachers realized she had left her backpack on the bus. They called the bus driver back to school and soon Katherine got her backpack back.

That day Katherine discovered the power of the pen. From then on she fell in love with writing. She is a young woman now and has become an excellent writer， public speaker and student leader.  

1.What was Katherine like when the writer first saw her?

A. She was active.                  B. She was upset.

C. She smiled a lot.                 D. She kept silent.

2.What was Katherine’s problem after a few weeks with the writer?

A. She didn’t get along well with her classmates  

B. She didn’t like to write

C. She had no interest in learning activities.

D. She couldn’t use sign language 

3.Why did Katherine cry in front of the school? Because     .

A. she lost her pen. 

B. she left her backpack on the school bus.

C. she fell off the school bus.

D. she didn’t know how to write” backpack”

4. What does the underlined part “Katherine discovered the power of the pen.” Mean?

A. Katherine became interested in writing.

B. Katherine used the pen for the first time

C. Katherine understood how to use the pen.

D. Katherine knew what the pen was used to.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：这是一篇校园生活类记叙文。介绍了聋哑儿童凯瑟琳是如何开始对写作感兴趣的。最后成长为优秀的作家，演讲家和学生指导者。

1.D细节理解题。结合短文中第一段的句子“The whole time her parents were there， she didn’t make a sound or use sign language， even when her parents asked her to do so.”可知，作者第一次见到凯瑟琳的时候，她一直保持沉默。答案为D。

2.B细节理解题。根据第二段中的句子“writing was always a problem . I tried all kinds of ways to get her interested in writing， but she always refused to write.”可知，与凯瑟琳相处几周后，作者发现凯瑟琳一直抗拒写作。故答案为B。

3.B细节理解题。根据第三段中的句子“One day Katherine got off the school bus and stood in front of the school crying. Then the teachers realized she had left her backpack on the bus.”可知，凯瑟琳把自己的书包忘在了校车上，因此而哭泣。故答案为B。

4.A推理判断题。根据短文最后一段中的句子“From then on she fell in love with writing.”可知，从凯瑟琳的书包失而复得那天起，她发现了笔的力量。如今的她已经成为优秀的作家，演讲家和学生指导者，可知，从那天起，她开始对写作产生了兴趣。故答案为A。

考点：故事类短文阅读。